Standards-Based Education System.

"Standards-based education is a process for planning, delivering, monitoring and improving academic programs in which clearly defined academic content standards provide the basis for content in instruction and assessment.

• Make sure students learn actual important information, instead of just textbook; learning is the priority
• Teachers know the appropriate way to teach the given class
• Increased student achievement
• Everyone works to toward the same goal

Differences Betweeen Norm-Referenced and Standard_based Systems

according to : DDESS

Norm-Referenced	Standards-Based
Believe some students are naturally smarter than others.	Believe virtually all students can "get smart" through effort.
Content subject matter varies with different groups of students.	Content subject matter is the same for all groups of students.
Assessments compare what students know to what other students know.	Assessments compare what students know to standards and benchmarks.
No objective criteria to deploy resources -- students who need the most often get the least.	Resources are deployed as needed for all students to meet standards -- students who need more get more.
Professional development episodic -- one-time workshops.	Professional development focuses on improving instruction so all students meet standards.

SAS

Standard Aligned Systems- research and practice combined from all over identifying six distinct elements giving districts a general framework for continuous school and district enhancement and improvement.
Six Components:Standards, instruction, assessment, materials/resources, curriculum framework, and safe & supportive schools